tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post5837047938839621686..comments2015-02-02T13:47:01.748-05:00Comments on Biking in Heels: Bikes in the newsCyclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12072776738519243521noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-30875944482860039802010-04-26T09:37:10.818-04:002010-04-26T09:37:10.818-04:00The shop is serious and thoughtful. My husband and...The shop is serious and thoughtful. My husband and I had a great experience there. The importers were in town (and they were awesome) and we were all remarking about how the tone of the shop is different from other shops that sell utility bikes in NYC in that they actually know about what they are selling. They also sell plenty of men&#39;s frames, though their focus is on easy transport, which means a lot of step-throughs. Just entirely stupid all around. I rode a Retrovelo Paula there and they let me take it all over the neighborhood and didn&#39;t make me put on a helmet. <br /><br />What is also lame about that article is that the emphasis placed on the designery feel might keep people who need a better city bike away from the shop when in fact there is actually nothing really very intimidating about the place at all. Just beautiful bikes. Not like they are selling Balenciaga or Dries along with bicycles (though for me personally that would be just fine :) or marketing some &quot;lifestyle.&quot; Anyway. Stupid and patronizing yes. But I hope it won&#39;t prevent people from entering a place where they might fight something really useful and beautiful, too. <br /><br />great blog, btw -- I think this is my first comment.neighbourteasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17571138655370581828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-50944334028770068392010-04-24T11:26:28.717-04:002010-04-24T11:26:28.717-04:00Well, that was a missed opportunity. Instead of be...Well, that was a missed opportunity. Instead of being a positive and supportive article on the growing number of fashionable women on bikes, this was an empty puff piece that is rather patronizing to those women who would shop at those stores. Heck, I&#39;m a male rider and I was put off by the tone of the article.scootiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12173486307207247421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-86669892353624640332010-04-24T09:04:42.591-04:002010-04-24T09:04:42.591-04:00Actually, the article is written from the IMAGINED...Actually, the article is written from the IMAGINED stereotype of the so-called male &quot;Spandex Mafia.&quot; That is a small minority of those that ride bikes. We cyclists may be few, but we are varied!Steve Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-83058544698126501392010-04-24T06:08:10.926-04:002010-04-24T06:08:10.926-04:00Well, Mary Billard cannot even spell acoutrements,...Well, Mary Billard cannot even spell acoutrements, so who cares what she thinks about anything? She is a writer and should learn to spell before writing about bicycle shops and/or fashion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-5867491808254279672010-04-24T00:02:05.839-04:002010-04-24T00:02:05.839-04:00Annoying article. The idea that I &quot;wouldn&#39...Annoying article. The idea that I &quot;wouldn&#39;t consider lycra&quot; because of an attachment to my &quot;Laboutins&quot; is tiresome. It assumes that (1) lycra is the norm, so much so that riding a bicycle without it is subversive, and (2)if I dislike lycra, then I must necessarily be a woman who demands expensive designer clothing and impractical footwear. Keep writing those articles from the pov of male road cyclists, they are super useful and informative.Velouriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.com